"I don't even have the words for it right now": Katie Boulter in awe at Olympic Games experience

Katie Boulter will anchor British hopes in women's tennis during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and it is an experience by her own admission she has dreamt of for years and is loving every minute of.

Fully immersing herself in the Olympic Games experience, Boulter is in utter awe of her time in Paris thus far and that she has always wanted to be a part of it.

"It has been incredible," said Boulter. "It has been manic; I don't even have the words for it right now. It has been way above anything I ever expected.

"I always knew how highly everyone talked about it. I wanted to be a part of it; I've watched it and immersed myself in it, but this feeling I'm getting this week has been something else.

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"It's definitely going to give me a lot of motivation for the next year and I'm loving every minute of it."

"It's extremely different to what we're used to," she continued. "Team GB has come together extremely well and it's such a nice feeling to know everyone has got your back.

"The tour is a fast-paced life and I enjoy every minute of that, but this feels like there isn't that much stress, it's about throwing yourself into different situations, meeting other athletes and learning from them. We're very different in our professions but we're all the same inside and the nicest thing for me has been talking to other athletes and hearing their perspectives."

But while clay isn't her favourite surface, the experience comes above aspirations and also continuing to improve on a surface that isn't top of her list.

"As we all know, clay is not my favourite surface in the world," she said. "I learned what I needed to do this season and how I wanted to get better with it. It was a challenge to me, and I improved so much, and my level was extremely good by the end of the season.

"I feel like I'm making progress but I'm very realistic, I'm not where I want to be yet, I don't think I'm going to play the best tennis I'm ever going to play. I made the choice to play the Olympics because of how incredible this event is and it's something that has inspired me since I was a child."

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